When I wasn’t at meetings during E3, it was a safe bet to find me at the Battlefield 1943 booth. Simply put, the game is pretty fun and not too hard to play. Battlefield vets will be right at home, while new players can come to grips with it fairly quickly. It’s classic Battlefield fare; you can drive (or pilot) various land, sea and air vehicles as you take out enemies and dominate the map. The game supports 24-player online matches and allows you play with your friends as a squad. There are three classes (infantryman, rifleman and scout) that offer unique play styles with 3 maps to play on. Three maps may not sound like much but trust me; it takes a couple of matches to see each level front to back. They’re expansive and well made. Plus there’s a fourth free map dropping in the future.

Battlefield 1943, a download only title, looks better than most games at the store. It’s pretty remarkable considering most downloadable games don’t look nearly as good as their retail competition. Moreover you can destroy most buildings with explosive weaponry like bazookas, grenades, remote charges and tanks. This is a big deal since you can take out hiding spots and literally level the playing field. It’s a great technical feat considering some of the biggest shooters like Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 don’t let you put more than bullet holes through the wall at best.

Battlefield 1943 is available for download today on Xbox 360 (1200 MS Points) and tomorrow on PS3 ($14.99). The PC Version should drop sometime in the fall. Gordon Van Dyke, 1943’s Producer, was kind enough to give me some free copies of the game. We’re giving away Xbox 360 and PS3 keys starting…now. Just leave a comment* about your favorite war movie and/or game, along with your preferred console and you’re in.

*Please use a working email address, as this how winners will be notified.

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Best War Movie: 300. I heard they are coming out with a sequel
Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 10:54 am

DJ Regular

That goofy version of WW2, Metal Slug. That joint took so many of my quarters, it was crazy.

XBOX360, over here.

07.08.09 at 10:55 am

Dan

fav. war movie – Tropic Thunder
Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 11:01 am

She-Bo

enemy at the gates = best war movie
COD4 = best war game

360

07.08.09 at 11:03 am

Z-Ro

My favorite war movie would have to be Braveheart. My favorite war game would obviously be Battlefield: Bad Company.

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 11:09 am

jowhite

Civil War, but I’d say “Glory” is a favorite.

Score is fantastic. Special edition dvd had a nice 45 minute or so documentary that Freeman narrates.

I’m not a player of video games these days, I think the only working console I own is an NES, maybe a Sega Genesis (great memories of “Bulls vs. Lakers” on there – with Jordan in the virtual flesh and not just #23 or something).

07.08.09 at 11:13 am

Dstrong

My fav game is COD4 with out a doubt and I play on PS3. This game looks fresh by the way, I remember 1943 on the OG NES.

Age of The Empires…that’s a “war” game right? That was on the PC though. Nowadays I fuck with the XBOX360

07.08.09 at 11:45 am

Mike

Saving Private Ryan = Amazing movie

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 11:56 am

TSM

The comment above on a 300 sequel…REDICULOUS…everyone died in 300, there can be no sequel, shows just how historically accurate that movie is. Favorite movie/show has to be Band of Brothers…one of the most accurate WWII docudrama/movies ever. Game.. definitely the Total War series, any of them
XBOX 360

07.08.09 at 11:58 am

chrisel

Platoon. XBOX360, please!

ELIAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS

07.08.09 at 12:01 pm

Ramona J

Dirty Dancing

PS3

07.08.09 at 12:07 pm

Dirk Dreezy

Full Metal Jacket

xbox 360

07.08.09 at 12:11 pm

L

Platoon

PS3

07.08.09 at 12:22 pm

Questo Bango

I was a big fan of all the ‘Strike’ series games back on the SNES (Jungle, Desert, etc.).

360.

07.08.09 at 12:25 pm

crashspike22 aka Royce's biggest Fan

predator was the best war movie ever

PS3

07.08.09 at 12:34 pm

davebot

full metal jacket

ps3 ova hurrr

07.08.09 at 12:34 pm

CIPH$

apocalypse now/cod4
xbox360

07.08.09 at 12:39 pm

quithatinonthesouth

All Quiet on the western front,, its a good ass movie
COD4

360

07.08.09 at 12:44 pm

DVM

Fav movie: Full metal jacket

PS3

07.08.09 at 12:47 pm

BurritoBrosShits

Hamburger Hill is a really good Vietnam movie that isn’t stereotypical.
You can’t beat COD: World at War. Killer game
Xbox360

07.08.09 at 12:47 pm

DNG

I like Band of Brothers

xbox360

07.08.09 at 1:01 pm

Matte

Stripes. Hands down. Wait,… is that a war movie?

PS3

07.08.09 at 1:05 pm

War veteran

Band of Brothers definetly!
360

07.08.09 at 1:05 pm

Patrick M.

War Game? Probably Call of Duty.

War Movie: Apocalypse Now

07.08.09 at 1:09 pm

Greg W

Modern Warfare

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 1:23 pm

John P

Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers – not a movie but amazing series

Xbox 360 or PS3!

07.08.09 at 1:27 pm

KThundo

COD4 was the biz

xbox360 FTW!

07.08.09 at 1:29 pm

chollyrancher

CoD 4 modern warfare 360

07.08.09 at 1:33 pm

Don Chavez

The Longest Day

XBox360

07.08.09 at 1:48 pm

gibbs12

call of duty 4 on ps3

war movie: glory

07.08.09 at 2:17 pm

Eli Stonberg

The Thin Red Line

Xbox360

07.08.09 at 2:20 pm

JAYBIAS

saving private ryan
COD4

XBOX360

07.08.09 at 2:26 pm

InformationDesk

A draw between The Great Escape & The Dirty Dozen
COD4

XBOX 360

07.08.09 at 2:58 pm

Snake

It got to be COD4

Playstation Network here

07.08.09 at 3:01 pm

Sully

Medal of honor for me

PSN

07.08.09 at 3:05 pm

bustahcapp

Saving Private Ryan, if anything, for the WWII visuals.
Operation Flashpoint was my favorite War shooter.

PS3

07.08.09 at 3:06 pm

DON

Full metal jacket

PSN

07.08.09 at 3:07 pm

Vern

Favorite game(s) include Halo and COD4. I also loved Saving Private Ryan.. it’s what got me interested in war movies!

My console of preference is X-box 360.

07.08.09 at 3:12 pm

AmpGeez a.k.a. Hate Is The New Love

Greatest war movie?

It hasn’t been released yet. Inglorious Basterds.

And PS3 is all that’s allowed in my household.

07.08.09 at 3:35 pm

Fleming16

Fav movie: Full Metal Jacket
Fav war game: Battlefield 1942

07.08.09 at 3:35 pm

Soylentgreen

Movies:

Games: Of course COD4, but I’m shocked no one mentioned Medal of Honor Frontline – the first level of storming Normandy was like you were playing the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.

Movies: I could be redundant and list the usuals, but if you haven’t seen Kubrick’s Paths of Glory you’re doing yourself a disservice.
I’d also throw in Bridge on the river Kwai and Das Boot, both of which would be on my top 5 war movies list.

07.08.09 at 3:37 pm

Soylentgreen

Games: Of course COD4, but I’m shocked no one mentioned Medal of Honor Frontline – the first level of storming Normandy was like you were playing the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.

Movies: I could be redundant and list the usuals, but if you haven’t seen Kubrick’s Paths of Glory you’re doing yourself a disservice.
I’d also throw in Bridge on the river Kwai and Das Boot, both of which would be on my top 5 war movies list.

Completely forgot to mention, I’m a PS3 man. As with Ampgeez, it’s all that’s allowed in my house.

07.08.09 at 5:33 pm

texastoker

Predator (good lookin crashspike22)

COD4: PS3 (Texas_T0ker)

07.08.09 at 5:47 pm

stealth banana

best war movie is definitly saving private ryan with good action scenes, a lot of gore and the ending is sad. I play the xbox 360

07.08.09 at 6:27 pm

Brian

The first 25 minutes of “Saving Private Ryan”.

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 6:37 pm

Kid_Stevie

Who’s playing Battlefield Heroes??!
best game ever!! and FREEE!!!
check it out!! (you need a beta key though)

07.08.09 at 6:41 pm

MrIncredible

Favorite war Movie, Braveheart..or The Dirty Dozen

COD 4 & 5 and The battlefield games ( I still need to beat battlefield 2 so I can unlock some stuff in Bad Company)

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 6:42 pm

mrhand

Kelly’s Heroes or Platoon

old school with Ramparts

360

07.08.09 at 6:58 pm

chitown

Full metal jacket
Hambuger hill

360

07.08.09 at 7:19 pm

Forrest

Killzone 2

PS3

07.08.09 at 7:30 pm

Justin

Saving Private Ryan
Dear Hunter

xbox360

07.08.09 at 7:47 pm

Austin Walker

Army of Shadows, this French film about the revolution during the occupation in WWII. It’s dope as hell.

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 8:14 pm

Jon Maner

The Longest Day/Saving Private Ryan

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 8:19 pm

yea

Favorite war movie: Enemy at the Gates
Fav. war game: AA or BF1942 played those two way too much back in the day

Xbox 360

07.08.09 at 8:23 pm

Jamie

My favorite war movie is probably The hunt for Red October
My favorite war game would probably be (albeit fake war) TeamFortress2

except i saw someone get raped and someone else get murdered in that arcade. other than that it was fun times & i never got robbed.

07.08.09 at 9:16 pm

val

Apocalypse Now
Battlefield 2(PC)

On the X360 everyday.

07.08.09 at 9:16 pm

B.

Black – PS2

Cons: Fake war, exaggerated explosions

Pros: Once described as “gun porn”, exaggerated explosions

PS3

07.08.09 at 9:25 pm

J Mays

MOVIE:
I could list twenty classics that are equally as good in their own right but my favourite is Band of Brothers for fairly accurately portraying the hardships faced by those who fought in the war.

GAME:
Call of Duty World At War on next gen consoles but the original Call of Duty is a timeless classic.

PS3

07.08.09 at 10:22 pm

Kamanashi

Saving Private Ryan because the beginning was just amazing.

Xbox 360

07.09.09 at 12:04 am

DB

Band of Brothers. If any movie captures the sheer terror of war, it’s the scene in Bastogne where the men are relentlessly shelled. I found it hard to sleep after watching… I can’t even imagine living through it.

07.09.09 at 1:28 am

rccola159

Saving Private Ryan, that sniper scene was super nice.
Game? cod4 on the xbox, battlefield 2 on the pc

Xbox 360

07.09.09 at 2:56 am

Victor

Iwo Jima Amazing Movie

07.09.09 at 2:57 am

Victor

Iwo Jima Amazing Movie Xbox360 Sorry I forget My console

07.09.09 at 3:21 am

trees

fuck outta here. these grapics are definitely <

07.09.09 at 5:15 am

This Isn't Vietnam There Are Rules

Movie: Enemy at the gates.

Game: COD4…best game ever made…i’m a hell of a sniper if i do say so myself (which probably has something to do with the movie choice…my sniper class on COD is named Jude Law lol)

XBOX 360

07.09.09 at 6:08 am

kool keith

Movie: Apocalypse Now/The Thin Red Line

Game: MOH Frontline

07.09.09 at 9:00 am

Solozaur

Movie: Band of Brothers or if you’d like just a movie i have to say Enemy at the Gates!

Game: the original Battlefield 1942 was amazing when it first came out!

Console: Playstation 3

07.09.09 at 11:27 am

ado4evah

Favorite war movie: Saving private ryan

Favorite war game: Battlefield bad company

Console: XBOX 360

07.09.09 at 12:28 pm

The Wolfkin

PS3

I don’t know if it counts but I really really really loved Armor Alley. Classic gaming that is right there.